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Seth Harris: “If we are able to raise wages across the board, particularly for low-wage and middle-skill workers, we are simply going…”

On the recordJune 9, 2015
If we are able to raise wages across the board, particularly for low-wage and middle-skill workers, we are simply going to have more people spending more money.
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Seth Harris

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Harris discusses the positive impact of raising wages on economic growth.

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